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. >> reporter: hitting the fast food drive-in for science. >> can i get five soft tacos. >> can i get two sausage burritos? can i get a number four? >> reporter: over and over and over again. it's been dave giocolo's life the past three months or so. as has been eating the food. a precisely measured 1,000 calories a day -- an extra meal daily -- fast food only. how many calories? >> 770. >> reporter: why? because this man is paying him to. dr. samuel klein is a researcher at washington university medical school in st. louis, trying to understand why weight gain leads to diabetes and hypertension. and how that relates to levels of fat in the liver and muscles. at some point, research on rats alone just isn't enough. somebody has to eat this food this way to -- >> ultimately, it has to come to people. >> reporter: and a radio ad -- >> attention overweight volunteers -- >> reporter: -- that offered a cash incentive, up to $3,500. depending on how long it would take. >> once i got into work, i called them right away. >> reporter: so did nurse dawn freeman. >> it probably took a month to j
. >> reporter: hitting the fast food drive-in for science. >> can i get five soft tacos. >> can i get two sausage burritos? can i get a number four? >> reporter: over and over and over again. it's been dave giocolo's life the past three months or so. as has been eating the food. a precisely measured 1,000 calories a day -- an extra meal daily -- fast food only. how many calories? >> 770. >> reporter: why? because this man is paying him to. dr. samuel klein is...
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way for self-driving cars, yes, i said self-driving cars, governor jerry brown called the vehicles "science fiction becoming tomorrow's reality." >> they're closer to being reality than you might think. in fact, abc's jim avila has already taken one out for a test drive. >> reporter: you have seen this -- cars that slam on the brakes before you hit a pole. but here's something you have never seen. the car of the future making the driver totally unnecessary. no hand. google is working on one. and the federal government is sponsoring a field test in ann arbor, michigan with cars that automatically swerve past potential accidents and alert you to oncoming hazards. and now this at general motors' test track, i sat in the driver's seat as this cadillac at high speeds stayed in its lane. at 60 miles an hour it stopped on its own even when a car driving 30 miles slower pulleden front of us. >> we can foresee the day when vehicles will avoid collisions. >> reporter: it has been a car maker's dream since george jetson sat in his automated flying car. >> the vehicle can take complete control and take
way for self-driving cars, yes, i said self-driving cars, governor jerry brown called the vehicles "science fiction becoming tomorrow's reality." >> they're closer to being reality than you might think. in fact, abc's jim avila has already taken one out for a test drive. >> reporter: you have seen this -- cars that slam on the brakes before you hit a pole. but here's something you have never seen. the car of the future making the driver totally unnecessary. no hand. google...
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science professors at six top universities. they found the professors widely regarded female undergraduates as less competent, even if they have the same accomplishments as the men. and the women were less likely to be offered jobs. the report called the bias pervasive. >>> and troubling use this morning, actress bonnie franklin has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. she starred on "one day at a time," as ann romano. franklin is 68 years old. her family says she is staying positive. >>> financial news today. get ready to pay more for the morning breakfast. the drought and rising feed costs is leading to a shortage of pork products. >>> and here's diane sawyer with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> josh, great to have you back. great to talk to you again. and here's the question tonight. are you losing tens of thousands of dollars? is your bank telling you how much your home is really worth? we're going to show you how to get that money back. and it is real money. coming up tonight on "world news." see you then.
science professors at six top universities. they found the professors widely regarded female undergraduates as less competent, even if they have the same accomplishments as the men. and the women were less likely to be offered jobs. the report called the bias pervasive. >>> and troubling use this morning, actress bonnie franklin has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. she starred on "one day at a time," as ann romano. franklin is 68 years old. her family says she is...
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abc's john donvan has the story. >> reporter: hitting the fast food drive through for science. >> can i get five soft tacos? >> can i get two sausage burritos? >> can i get a number four? >> reporter: over and over and over again. it has been dave's life the past three months or so as has been eating the food. a precisely measured, 1,000 calories a day, extra meal daily, fast food only. how many calories? >> 770. >> reporter: why? this man is paying them to. dr. samuel klein is a researcher at washington university medical school in st. louis trying to understand why weight gain leads to diseases like diabetes and hypertension and how that relates to fat in the live and muscles. at some point research on rats alone just is not enough. somebody has to eat the food. this way -- >> it has to come to people. >> announcer: attention overweight volunteers. >> reporter: a radio ad offered a cash incentive up to $3,500 depending how long it would take. >> once i got to work i called right away. >> reporter: so did nurse dawn freeman. >> it probably took a month -- >> reporter: to get approved
abc's john donvan has the story. >> reporter: hitting the fast food drive through for science. >> can i get five soft tacos? >> can i get two sausage burritos? >> can i get a number four? >> reporter: over and over and over again. it has been dave's life the past three months or so as has been eating the food. a precisely measured, 1,000 calories a day, extra meal daily, fast food only. how many calories? >> 770. >> reporter: why? this man is paying...